Quotes by
Pierre de Coubertin |
1863-1937 , French, father of the Olympic Games
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee. He is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a French aristocratic family, he became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history.
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Quotations
| • | The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. 13 |
| • | Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts. 8 |
| • | Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes. 6 |
| • | The important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. 4 |
| • | Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport. 3 |
| • | The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age. 2 |
| • | In no way can sport be considered a luxury object. 2 |
| • | Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. 2 |
| • | Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history. 2 |